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09 September, 2012

A Simple formula for a tasty Veg recipe

This is not a food blog and I am not an excellent cook. That is the reason which made me write this blog post. :) Confused??!@#Do you hate cooking? Do you feel cooking is a big work and want to come out of the kitchen as quickly as possible? Are you always scared about trying new recipes and fail most of the times? Do you always think that it will be nice to have a simple formula for all types of recipes so that there will not be any need to memorize procedures of cooking? Then, this blog post is just for you :)I love algebra very much in my school days. I used to solve many problems and puzzles using algebra and equations. So, once i thought, can we have a formula in cooking too..like(a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2and we can change parameters (vegetables) and get the final output which is a tasty dish. Voila! how nice it would be if it is that easy!

So, this is my formula for a tasty simple veg curry:Parameters:1/4 kg vegetables - cut accordingly1/2 medium onion - chopped2 green chillies - slicedturmeric - 1/4th spoonsalt - 1 spoon or as requiredred chilly powder - 1/2 spoon or as requiredoil - 1 or 2 spoonsCorriander powder - 1 spoon (optional)Formula steps:1. Add one spoon oil to the pan. Fry onions and green chillies until they turn light red2. Add vegetables.3. Add salt and turmeric. Fry vegetables with closed lid in less heat. This may take around 5 to 10 mins.4. After vegetables become soft and half cooked, add chilli powder. Mix well and let it fry without lid for sometime5. After it is fried very well, add 1/2 cup water, close the lid and keep it for few minutes with less heat until all water goes out and curry becomes thick.6. Now, you can add coriander powder before removing from stove. Add coriander leaves at the end before serving.Output:A manageable or edible curry :) taste improves on experience.

Note:1. Step 3 is very important and how much ever we can fry with proper salt and turmeric(without sticking to the pan, of course :)), curry will be that tasty.2. Vegetables that suit for this recipe are - cauliflower, tomato, cabbage, capsicum, potato, Tindoora/Gherkins or Coccinia (dondakaya in telugu), lady fingers, bottle gaurd, ridge guard, beans, brinjal(egg plant), beetroot and carrot3. Some vegetables need more time for cooking like potato, cabbage, beans, beetroot and carrot, which can be boiled for sometime before following the recipe.So, how did you like this? let me know your opinion in comments :)Until next time,